Better health and ageing for all Australians

Ageing and Aged Care Statistics

11. External Resources

This category contains links to authoritative sources of data on ageing and aged care in Australia and internationally.

Ageing Research Online Ageing Research Online (ARO) provides access to information on ageing research, including relevant policy responses and research initiatives.

Australian Bureau of Statistics - Ageing This link directs you to a page on the Australian Bureau of Statistics website that lists all of their publications on Ageing.

Australian Bureau of Statistics Building and Construction: Building Activity Australia This link provides information on construction expenditure in aged care facilities. Search for ‘aged care facilities’ in the relevant file.

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare - Aged Care This link directs you to a page on the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare website that provides information on their research and evaluation projects, publications, and statistics on ageing and aged care.

Report on Government Services (RoGS) RoGs provides information on the equity, efficiency and effectiveness of government services in Australia. It contains a wealth of statistical information on most elements of aged care.

Survey of Disability Ageing and Carers Information on the Survey of Disability Ageing and Carers (2009) conducted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

The 2010 Intergenerational Report This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the challenges that Australia will face over the next forty years

Multi-national organisations

AARP AgeSource/AgeStats Worldwide

OECD Programme on Long Term Care

United Nations Ageing Social Policy and Development Division

World Health Organization (WHO) Ageing and Life Course Programme

New Zealand

Office for Senior Citizens

United Kingdom (UK)

AgeInfo

Centre for Policy on Ageing

United States of America (USA)

Administration on Aging

Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics

National Institute on Aging

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